Google Tells Supreme Court Lyrics Site’s Quasi-Copyright Claims Are Preempted

Mealey's (November 18, 2022, 8:55 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals correctly upheld the dismissal of contractual and unfair competition claims over the purported copying of content from a song lyrics website as preempted by the Copyright Act, Google LLC says in an opposition brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the website operator’s petition for a writ of certiorari....